Hurricane Isaias live updates: Gulf Coast evacuations underway as storm nears Category 3 strength

Link Copied! Gulf Shores is bracing for Hurricane Isaias By Isabel Rosales • Source: CNN " data-fave-thumbnails="{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/isabel.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/isabel.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" } }" data-vr-video="false" data-show-html=" " data-byline-html=" " data-timestamp-html=" Updated 6:29 PM EDT, Fri October 9, 2026 " data-check-event-based-preview="" data-is-vertical-video-embed="false" data-network-id="" data-publish-date="2026-10-09T21:16:39.156Z" data-video-section="weather" data-canonical-url="" data-branding-key="" data-video-slug="gulf-coast-bracing-for-life-threatening-storm-surge-strong-winds" data-first-publish-slug="gulf-coast-bracing-for-life-threatening-storm-surge-strong-winds" data-video-tags="" data-breakpoints='{"video-resource--media-extra-large": 660}' data-display-video-cover="true" data-details=""> Gulf coast bracing for life-threatening storm surge, strong winds 2:33 • Source: CNN Gulf coast bracing for life-threatening storm surge, strong winds 2:33 Conditions in Gulf Shores, Alabama, are deteriorating by the hour as Hurricane Isaias approaches. The outer bands are bringing strong, tropical storm-force winds.

Those winds are coming in from the northeast, and with the rain, it’s like getting slapped right in the face. It’s just so strong.